Lawyer eyes P11.4-B plunder case vs Alcala

By Dharel Placido, ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA – A lawyer on Thursday revealed that he is finalizing another plunder complaint against Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and other members of the so-called "Quezon Mafia."

Speaking to dzMM, lawyer Argee Guevarra said the plunder complaint would be in connection with P11.4 billion in unaccounted funds at the National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR), an attached agency of the DA where Acala serves as ex-officio chairman.

Guevarra said based on a Commission on Audit (COA) report, some P5.6 billion in NABCOR funds were unaccounted for from 2009 to 2011.

Guevarra said by being the sole importer of rice, the NFA is able to earn large kickbacks from favored rice importers and traders.

The lawyer said he will soon name the members of the Quezon Mafia, a group of political allies and political lieutenants supposedly beholden to Alcala and have been appointed in key positions in the DA and its attached agencies.